Eh, that mailet should not be commented out.  If you have, then yes you are
opening your server for spammers.  You'll want to add other networks
addresses/ranges to the match if you need people on your local network to
send email.

Serge Knystautas
Loki Technologies - Unstoppable Websites
http://www.lokitech.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Latty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "James Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 7:07 AM
Subject: This email is appearing in my spam folder...


>
> This is a test of third-party mail relay, generated by the
> "rlytest" <URL: http://www.unicom.com/sw/#rlytest> utility.
>
>     Target host = xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
>     Test performed by <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> "A well-configured mail server should NOT relay third-party email.
> Otherwise, the server is subject to attack and hijack by Internet
> vandals and spammers.
>
> For information on how to secure a mail server against third-party
> relay, visit <URL: http://maps.vix.com/tsi/ <http://maps.vix.com/tsi/>
>." -
> James is not on the list of how to's --
>
> Question; how to avoid the potential relaying?
> Is it just a matter of uncommenting the following?
>
>           <mailet match="RemoteAddrNotInNetwork=127.0.0.1"
> class="ToProcessor">
>             <processor> spam </processor>
>           </mailet>


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